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Hooper's Extra Suspicious Beer mk2

263 calories 30.2 g .5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Strong Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.33 liters
Post Boil Size: 10.35 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mike Hooper
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 263 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 30.2 g (Per .5L)
Created: Saturday May 1st 2021
1.056
1.017
5.3%
37.6
9.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.35 kg Simpsons - Best Pale Ale2.35 kg Best Pale Ale 37.5 2 91.8%
0.20 kg Simpsons - Crystal Light 0.2 kg Crystal Light 33.1 38.03 7.8%
0.01 kg Simpsons - Chocolate Malt0.01 kg Chocolate Malt 31.7 444 0.4%
2.56 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Target6 g Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Boil 60 min 18.95 18.8%
8 g Challenger8 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 18.67 25%
4 g East Kent Goldings4 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 70 °C 0 min 12.5%
8 g Northdown8 g Northdown Hops Pellet 8.6 Whirlpool at 70 °C 0 min 25%
6 g Target6 g Target Hops Pellet 11.5 Dry Hop 7 days 18.8%
32 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
59.92 ml Acetic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 each Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
2 ml Harris Starbrite Fining Secondary 7 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 69 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dme       Amount: 25.8 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 1.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Harrow, London
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
148 0 37 0 55 139.6
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.68 L Infusion 74 °C 67 °C 90 min
6.5 L Fly Sparge 80 °C 80 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 7.7
Mash volume with grains 9.4
Grain absorption losses -2.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.6 L) 10.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 15.8 L) 14.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10.1 L) 10.4
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 10.3 L) 10
Total: 17.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using yeast from an 1845 bottle

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